Results 2,441-2,460 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees (20 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that appointees and re-appointees to prison visiting committees have the ability and interest to do the work; the number of visits by prison visiting committees in 2015 to date; and if there are vacancies. [35257/15]

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá rudaí dearfacha ann sa bhuiséad seo agus tá daoine áirithe níos sásta leis an mbuiséad seo ná mar a bhí siad leis na buiséid a bhí againn le déanaí ach bhí sé dochreidte a bheith ag éisteacht leis an Aire agus é ag rá gur thug an Rialtas cosaint do dhaoine óga, do sheandaoine agus do dhaoine...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit legislatively to making Irish sign language available to all deaf children, a service that is currently unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35802/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order (details supplied) will be suspended while a criminal investigation is ongoing. [35372/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to call for an independent investigation into the death of a person (details supplied), in order to resolve serious questions regarding the circumstances and lack of investigation following the death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35373/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to cease dispensing of the human papilloma virus vaccine until after the review, given the growing international uncertainty over the safety of this vaccine, that some countries have suspended its us, and others currently have criminal investigations taking place [35805/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issues of persons living with disability; his views on the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's estimates that living with a disability here can have extra costs ranging from €207 to €276 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35801/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 337. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address waiting times for hip and knee replacements for public patients; and if he will confirm that it can take nine to 12 months to receive an appointment to see a specialist. [35803/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 338. To ask the Minister for Health his views that early supported discharge is regarded as an integral part of high quality stroke services; his views that pilot programmes operating in the Mater, Tallaght and Galway University Hospitals have been successful; if he will ensure that these programmes will be expanded by the Health Service Executive in 2016 so that more stroke survivors may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the response from the Health Service Executive following letters from a solicitor dated 2 July 2013, 27 February 2014 and 28 March 2014 raising very serious concerns regarding a deceased person (details supplied) and how this person was at risk of dying; the direct action taken to address the most extreme concerns raised by the letters, which were forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Smoking Ban (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the approach he will take on the roll-out of the blanket smoking ban in all Health Service Executive facilities, including facility grounds; if he will not introduce this blanket ban on certain facilities such as mental health facilities, as advised by many mental health workers; his views that many patients with mental health difficulties will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 342. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the €2.50 surcharge for medication for persons with medical cards is fair, given that some medical card clients are on extremely low incomes and are taking a large amount of medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (13 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the calls on the British Government to release the files on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [35371/15]

Corporate Tax Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Gabhaim m'aitheantas agus mo bhuíochas leis na Teachtaí Dála a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht. Agus an buiséad ag teacht agus leis an tuarascáil a fhoilsíodh ar an Luan, is rud dearfach é go raibh an díospóireacht seo againn anocht agus aréir. I acknowledge the work of NGOs like Christian Aid, Trócaire, Oxfam, the Debt...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: As I listened yesterday evening to the speech given by the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, I was struck by some of the points he made. He suggested that since the inception in 1997 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA, "what was once a derelict part of the city has been transformed into a vibrant neighbourhood and progressive economic area, housing some of the most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan: International Committee of Red Cross (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the witness for the presentation. I understand that it was pressure from the US and the UN Security Council threatening sanctions that encouraged the president to sign the peace agreement a week after he said he would not sign it. It will be very fragile. It sounds like a temporary peace and, again, it comes down to the monitoring of the agreement within that peace. Who is playing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan: International Committee of Red Cross (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: A friend of mine has returned from South Sudan after working there with a small NGO, particularly with children who have been lost. There are great stories about children being reconciled with their families. However, a major concern is the vulnerability of girls and women to rape and sexual assault when these raids or conflicts take place. Again, that programme is important. With...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current regulations for dog shelters, boarding kennels, dog breeders; and behaviourists and trainers working with dogs; if he considers there are gaps in the regulations which are causing poor standards in the treatment of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is a €28 million surplus in her Department's community employment training fund; her plans to restore the training grants to community employment projects to the pre-cut rate; and, if not, her plans to spend this money on participant training. [34817/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (7 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 29 September 2015, if he will confirm that the non-implementation of section 44, the local investment provision, of the 1997 Credit Union Act is not primarily due to any reluctance or unwillingness on the part of the boards of credit unions to establish special funds for social, cultural or charitable...